{"product_id":"introducing-world-religions-a-christian-engagement-9781540964915","title":"Introducing World Religions: A Christian Engagement","description":"This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the world's religions, including history, beliefs, worship practices, and contemporary expressions. Charles Farhadian, a seasoned teacher and recognized expert on world religions, provides an empathetic account that both affirms Christian uniqueness and encourages openness to various religious traditions. His nuanced, ecumenical perspective enables readers to appreciate both Christianity and the world's religions in new ways. The book highlights similarities, dissimilarities, and challenging issues for Christians and includes significant selections from sacred texts to enhance learning. Pedagogical features include sidebars, charts, key terms, an extensive glossary, illustrations, and about a dozen maps. This book is supplemented with helpful web materials for both students and professors through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources. Resources include self quizzes, discussion questions, additional further readings, a sample syllabus, and a test bank.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles E. Farhadian\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Boston University) is professor of world religions and Christian mission at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eIntroducing World Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Christian Worship Worldwide\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion\u003c\/i\u003e. He has done fieldwork in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, where he has investigated themes of worship, social history, and nation making.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baker Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651416822034,"sku":"9781540964915","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ec5c17d1-39fa-4268-9daa-e7a821eaa027.jpg?v=1733300402","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/introducing-world-religions-a-christian-engagement-9781540964915","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}